Moonrise Kingdom 4K 2012

Anderson's films are difficult to classify—they are always strange, created according to the author's recipe—not comedy, not drama, not children's or adult cinema.

His cartoons can turn out to be “adult,” and a serious-looking film can suddenly slip into an almost teenage comedy.

But that's why many people love him.

In our time, when almost all genres have already been invented and defined, all that remains is to experiment with ingredients, trying to slightly shift meanings to create a unique story.

The escape of two misunderstood and lonely children far away from a world alien to them seems like a simple thing, described many times in literature and filmed in movies.

But as always with Anderson, it's not about the plot, but about the subtle nuances, the camera angles, the color palette, and a certain strange chemistry that makes Wes's films unique and stand out from the crowd.

Everything in the frame spins, twists, runs, flashes—as if you were looking at a puzzle or a kaleidoscope.

The difficulty of watching "Moonrise Kingdom" in the cinema lies precisely in the fact that at times you want, and indeed need, to press stop in order to take in the whole panorama of the action.

At the center of events is the main character's escape from a Boy Scout camp with his girlfriend, a classic children's Robinsonade, known since the days of Tom Sawyer.

The escape itself is the impetus for events that will thoroughly shake up the local town and all its inhabitants.

As always with Anderson, the cast is excellent.

All the more so because he experiments with his style, presenting well-known actors who have already become standard types in a new light.

The music and cinematography are beautiful, and the bright color palette is not at all distracting.

Is it worth going to see the film? Absolutely yes.